Battle of Cape Spada

Battle of Cape Spada
Part of the Battle of the Mediterranean of the Second World War

Bartolomeo Colleoni sinking, 19 July 1940
Date19 July 1940
Location35°41′34″N 23°43′14″E / 35.69278°N 23.72056°E / 35.69278; 23.72056
Result Allied victory
Belligerents
 Australia
 United Kingdom
 Italy
Commanders and leaders
Australia John Collins Ferdinando Casardi
Strength
1 light cruiser
5 destroyers
2 light cruisers
Casualties and losses
1 wounded
1 light cruiser damaged
121 killed
555 captured
1 light cruiser sunk

The Battle of Cape Spada was a naval battle between the Royal Navy and the Regia Marina during the Battle of the Mediterranean in the second World War. It took place on 19 July 1940 in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Spada, the north-western extremity of Crete.